1:27 PM Had lunch today with Roy Patterson and Bruce Everhart of WMBI. They came to Oak Park and we had a fine time walking down Lake Street and talking together about Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway and how Calvary has made the commitment not to relocate but to stay in the village where we have had a ministry presence for 88 years. 1:22 PM…
Groundbreaking Sunday has arrived! 4:22 PM The service is over, the picnic is done, and we are back home again. A great day in every respect. I was told that the attendance was almost 1500, our largest-ever summer attendance. We used every chair we had and the big tent was packed to overflowing. Baptism was a great success …
REACHING, TEACHING, CARING, WORSHIPING by Ray Pritchard At the Biannual Business Meeting in March, I announced to the membership that we are reorganizing the staff and all the ministries of the church around four great biblical priorities–reaching, teaching, caring, and worshiping. The idea came to me as I read Rick Warre…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003“One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4). The story must be […]
Text: Psalm 145:4Only 1 more day till Groundbreaking Sunday! 10:03 PM Just back from a visit to the big tent. Lots of our people were in and out tonight checking on things: Mari Burda and Mary Mattucci were setting up for the picnic in Austin Gardens. Mary Brooks, Donnie, Tom and Gail Tornow were watching the tent until 9 PM. Dwight and Betty Nelson came by, also P…
Only 2 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! 10:26 AM At pastoral staff meeting this AM we went over the final details for Groundbreaking Sunday. We received the permit from the village to put up the big tent, which will be erected in the west parking lot starting at 7 AM Saturday … Pan’s Food Center on Oak Park Aven…
Only 3 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! 9:45 PM And to end the day on a happy note, this quote from Winston Churchill: “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” 5:14 PM George …
Only 4 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! 5:16 PM Just finished a 44-mile bike ride along the I&M Canal from Joliet to Morris and back again. Yesterday I rode 36 miles along the surface streets from Joliet to Romeoville and back. Along the way, I passed the enormous Statesville Prison—an imposing structure. I praye…
Only 5 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! VBS got off to a great start yesterday … It was good to see Rich and Carol Bonham, missionaries in Germany serving with Greater Europe Mission in church on Sunday. They are also helping out at VBS this week. The cover story for Time Magazine pictures a hand holding a glowi…
Only 6 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! I am writing this update from a motel in Joliet, Illinois, about 35 miles south of Chicago. This is Day 1 of a four-day writing retreat. I’m here working on a book project for Moody Publishers. To be more precise, they have asked me to turn the “Prayers of Paul” series into a small boo…